Combined saw, square, and bevel.



No. 823,101. v PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

A. M. BOWES..

COMBINED SAW, SQUARE, AND BEVBL. APPLIOATION IILE'D DBO. 2a, 1905.

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COMBINED SAW, SQUARE; AND BEVEL.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

Iipniicaticn filed December 26,1903. Serial No. 186,709

ro ers skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked. thereon, which form a part of this specification.

. -My invention relatesto a saw provided .'with square and bevel attachments, whereby the saw'may be used as a square or bevel without interfering in any 'way with its ordinary or sawing function.

- The novel features of my improvement are j connected'with the handle of the saw, the

p edge of the latter remote from its toothed or ....cutting edge being graduated to cooperate with the features of my improved attachment. I

g Having briefl outlined my improved construction, as wel as the function it is intended to perforn1,'I will proceed .to describe the same in detail, reference being made to the 0 accompanying drawings, in which is illus trated an embodiment thereof. In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the saw equipped with my improvements, the handle of the saw being shown partly in sec- 3 5 tion on the ill iii 1 1, Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same looking in the direction of the upperedge of the saw or the'edge remote from its toothed edge. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3 3,.Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an cle- 40 'vation-of the device looking at the opposite side from that'shown in Fig. 1. .The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views. Let A designate the ordinary saw-blade, except that itsupper or plain edge is graduated, as shown at A; The handle B of the saw is attached to the blade by means of screws "B and in this handle on one side of the saw is formed a pocket inwhich a slotted,

5o arm 0, having a beveled extremity C,'is located, .This part 0, I will term a bevel. In the saw-handle near the upper edge of the saw-blade and passing through the latter where it enters the handle is located a thumb- 5 5 screw D, which alsopasses through'the slot C? of the bevel. By means .of this thumb-g screw the bevel may be locked in any desired position of adjustment. By loosening the thumb-scrcw the bevel may be drawn out of its pocket and thrown to eithrr of the dottedline positions indicatrd inl ig. 1 or any other desired position from a position at right angles to the edge A of tho sz1\\'bla(le to any degree of obtuse or acute angle. The rear part of the handle on one side of the saw consists of a graduated shoulder B, forming a straight edge adapted to cooperate with the (.(lg'o A of the smV-blade to form a square or perform the function of the ordinary carpen ters tool known by that name. This straight edge B is located somewhat in the rear of the bevel, while on the opposite side of the saw the rear part of the handle is provided with a straight edge or. shoulder B which is in line with the rear edge'C of the bevel. Thus when the shoulder placed against a part, the saw [being in th'e position shown in Fig. 1, if the bevel be drawn out of its pocket the user of the saw will know that its edge in line ,with-the straight edge B on the opposite side of the saw, and by throw- .ing the bevel in either direction after it is withdrawn from its pocketa line may be drawn at any desired angle to the straightedge shoulder B and consequently to any desired. angle to a part against which the shouldcrB abuts.

As is well known, the body of the ordinarysaw-handle is composed chiefly of wood. In order that the set-screw maybe properly operated, it is found necessary to insert in a recess formed in the handle of the saw a metal bushing E to receive the threaded part D of the thumb-screw. This bushing is secured to the handle by means of suitable fastening devices E. (See Fig. 4.) Also in order to have the straight edge B of proper construction a metal piece (distinctly shown. in Fig. 3) is employed for this purpose. This part B is angle-shaped cross-section, and its graduated face projectsoutwardlyfrom the blade of the saw and occupies a position in the rear of the part 1) of the saw-handle and is held in place by screws 1).

When the device is in use, it may be assumed in the first instance that the bevel G is pocketed or shoved ei'itirely into the recessformed for it in the saw-handle and held securelyin place by the thumb-screw D. A The sawis then used in the ordinary way. When the bevel is pocketed, the'saw may also be used as a square by utilizing the graduated 1.

draw a line at any 0t er degree-of angle to either the ed e A of the saw or the straight edge B of the handle, the thumb-screw D may be loosened, the bevel drawn out to its limit of movement, after which it may be ad justed to occupy any desired position and then heldin this position by means ofthe setscrew, which is tightened for the purpose. By reference to Fig. 1 of the drawin s it will be seen-that the walls of the pocket 111 which the bevel is located are cut away at the mouth of the pocket, forming shoulders B and B to allow the bevel to be-thrown to either extreme position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 or to any desired intern'iediate position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is.

1. A combined saw and bevel consisting of a saw having a handle in which is formed a pocket on one side of the blade, '21. bevel slidable in said pocket, the latter being closed except at one end where the bevel protrudes, and suitable means for locking the bevel in any desired position of adjustment.

2. The combination with a saw, of a bevel, the handle oi the saw being provided on one side with a pocket in which the bevel is slidablc, the pocket being closed except at one end where the bevel protrudes, and suitable means for locking the bevel in any desired position of adjustment, the handle of the I cent the straight edge of the blade, and a bevel located 111 said pocket and having one of-its edges in the same plane with a shoulder' formed on the opposite side of the blade from the bevel-pocket. 4. The combination of a saw provided wit a blade having one straight edge and a handle provided with a )ocket closed except at one end, the open end of the pocket-being ad jacent the straight edge of the blade, a bevel. located in said pocket and adjustable longitudinally therein, the mouth of the pocket adjacent the straight ed e of the blade .bein

cut away on opposite si es to allow the bevve 1 to swing In either direction to form angles: 1

with thestra'ight edge of the blade.

In testimony whereof I allix thy-signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALPIN M. BOWES.

Witnesses A. J. O'BRIEN, A. G. Bowns'. 

